Vendée Globe Update:
Friday, February 4, 2005
Position 05 20S, 30 42W, @ 16:36 UT
 Rock
& Roll!!
Rock and roll time!!
Although
we may be 'parking' in the doldrums soon (or at least slowing down),
for the moment it is ROCKIN' on board Ocean Planet in great sailing
conditions!
Not as fast as southern
ocean surfing, but compared to all the beating and tight reaching
we have done lately, just a little shift in the breeze was all that
we needed. Sliding along at 12-14kts without too much effort is
the perfect way to eat up some miles toward the finish in Les Sables!
We'd better enjoy it now, because after the equator it will be back
to banging away with the wind at much tighter angles. But I have
no complaints today.
 Honorable
mention of the day goes to my all-time favorite sailing website
"SAILING ANARCHY." That's right, I might as well admit
that I am indeed a SAILING ANARCHIST!....;-) SA has been a long
time supporter of Ocean Planet!
Sailing
Anarchy may not be for everyone... in fact, conservative parents
might have a peek before letting the young-uns get too far into
it... but the hilarious editorials, great sailing shots, and "anything
goes" sailing forums are very entertaining. It might be a little
crazy at times, but many world-class sailors, engineers, yacht designers,
and you-never-know-who are contributors to the fun. Check out the
forum on the Vendee
Globe for instance!
 In
the meantime, we are rockin' northward towards the equator, and
I hope to be back in the northern hemisphere sometime on Sunday.
You know, this migration and skipping winter isn't such a bad idea...
no wonder the migratory birds have been doing it for so long......;-)
In
the meantime... Anarchy Rules! For today, anyway....
Bruce
Schwab, Skipper
USA 05/Ocean Planet
Web: www.bruceschwab.com
Education: www.oceanplanet.org
Email: bruce@bruceschwab.com
Phone: 843-670-6582
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